Specialty medications are often very expensive, and may have certain restrictions for insurance coverage. However, patients in need of these drugs may also be eligible for financial assistance from the manufacturer, government assistance, or non-profit organizations.

Retail pharmacies often do not stock specialty medications. Your doctor or pharmacist will have more information on how to fill your prescription.

Velpatasvir and Sofosbuvir Side Effects

What should I watch for?

See your doctor or health care professional for a follow-up visit as directed. You may need blood work while you are taking this medicine. Tell your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

If you have had hepatitis B infection (HBV) in the past, taking this medicine could cause the HBV to become active again. If you have had HBV, your doctor should monitor you with blood tests. Tell your doctor right away if you develop a general ill feeling, light-colored stools, loss of appetite, unusual weakness, or yellowing of the eyes or skin.

This medicine may be given with ribavirin. Ribavirin may cause birth defects or death to an unborn child. Women taking this medicine must avoid pregnancy while taking this medicine and for 6 months after stopping this medicine. Men who are taking this medicine must avoid getting a woman pregnant while taking this medicine and for 6 months after stopping this medicine. Use 2 forms of effective birth control. Women who can still have children must have a negative pregnancy test before starting treatment. Take monthly pregnancy tests while you are taking this medicine and for 6 months after this medicine is stopped. Talk to your doctor if you think that you or your partner are pregnant or are trying to become pregnant.

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Side Effects to watch for

Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:

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